X problem on FC6

[Lonni J Friedman]

On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 09:31 -0600, Blake Thornton wrote:
> > I'm not sure where to start here.  I am trying to install FC6 on my home
> > computer that is probably 5 years old.  It was running FC3 without any
> > major problems (it was slow).
> >
> > But, X windows won't start:
> >
> > If I choose graphical install, it just hangs and does nothing.  (shows a
> > splash screen, but won't respond).
> >
> > I did a text install and the install seemed to go fine but when I "startx"
> > or choose runlevel 5 X won't start.
> >
> > I'm not sure where to start.  I believe my graphics card is a:
> > 3dfx, voodoo 3
> >
> > I read that there we nvidia card issues and I did:
> > yum install kmod-nvidia
> > Not surprisingly, that didn't help any.
> >
> > I'm going to try to install FC5 and see if thats works but if someone had
> > an idea for me I would be very grateful.

If X won't start, you need to look at the X log to figure out why.
The nvidia X driver doesn't support Voodoo hardware.


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